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I’m afraid I don’t have o disagree with what Kanye said, but I heard what he was saying. “400 years of slavery sounds like a choice” means our ancestors should have fought back. At some point, our ancestors should have committed suicide or done something to end that situation. And being that they didn’t, this is why Kanye implied that they made the “choice” to remain enslaved people. Just like we choose not to storm that police station with the cop who murdered our innocent unarmed black brother or sister, we may not want to lose our job or home. Some of us love our family and don’t want to make life worse for them by doing something reckless. We might not like the bank to freeze our bank account.
Or the media to tarnish our good standing in society. We know that police station is full of killers whom the court, the mayor, and the police chief have authorized to murder black people for no reason. And we are almost sure the court will let those murderers go free after the fact. We are too afraid to fight the bloody war it will take to end that practice. In Kanye’s perspective, this equates to us making the “choice” to remain oppressed or terrorized by the police or the system (for example). I don’t entirely agree with him because there are other reasons for us hanging back for now, but I hear him.
Even though what he said was idiotic. Kanye might be on some indirect revolutionary-minded shit because he could ask us what we will do to end racism? That decision is our choice if we do nothing out of fear of death, imprisonment, or a bad reputation. Evengree with him, even though I’m afraid I have to disagree with him and what he said, because I believe the people who enslaved our ancestors could keep it going. After all, our ancestors had no outside support. We were and still are on our own. If they had waged war, it would have morphed into a race war; even though the enslaved people outnumbered their overseers and masters, the overall number of white people was more than the number of black people in the country, as opposed to just resistance against systemic subjugation.
For example, in my new book, “Written In Gold,” there’s a part where I addressed “justified bigotry.” I expect to publish it in December of this year. In that part of the book, I questioned why the United Nations has not come up with sanctions, resolutions, laws, or fines against its member countries that harbor killer cops, systemic racism, or justified bigotry. Especially those that are done to innocent people? The answer to that question is that all of the major countries in the United Nations also have systemic racism and justified bigotry in their states. They may not be at the same rate or level of severity, but they’re there. Consequently, they cannot call out another country if they have the same actions going on in theirs. Or maybe even worse.
That’s another reason why I’m afraid I have to disagree with Kanye. He’s revolutionary but careless as well. He wants to tell us to fight against feminism and bigotry, but he’s mad that we are too brainwashed. Like, the situation we’re in is a locked one with only two ways out. We fight or get in those offices and take control of the puppet strings. But how can we do that if some people are comfortable with the scraps they receive? Someone has to teach them first. I believe this message is similar to what Malcolm X preached. And he had to have expected the system to get him. His surprise was that his killer was black. It shows that our firmness to lay low and seek justice through morality and the court system is more than a choice.
Kanye is incredibly ignorant, and I have never considered him a genius. When he came out, I thought his first three albums were cute. I never really bumped anything after “808 & Heartbreak.” Many people rate “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy” highly. I also thought marrying Kim Kardashian was a ridiculous decision.
Regarding his production, I only salute his style of chopping samples. I’ve never bought any of Kanye’s shoes since they’re made of cloth when I require leather or waterproof boots. His clothes resemble zombie rags. How can a king like myself be caught wearing garments that look like he designed them for peasants? And the whole blonde hair on a grown-ass, the straight 40-something-year-old black man is wack to me.
I’m afraid I must disagree with what Kanye has said about Africans and entirely with his political views. I know my people fought when it did not endanger the lives of the innocent. My people reject white supremacy 100%. I heard what Kanye said; I felt for him when he had a car accident and when he lost his mom. Even though I think he made a terrible choice by marrying a gold digger because I don’t see her as a suitable wife, I salute his effort to be a good family man. Put it this way; I’m not buying the next Kanye album. I probably won’t even listen to it. Because where others see a genius, I’ve always seen a questionable loudmouth.
Come to think of it, the only Kanye album I purchased was 808. The rest of them came to me through bootleg. Everything after Graduation, I only gave a couple of listens. Kanye’s bootlegged CDs, including Graduation, were weed plates on my coffee table. I just listened to those records, so I know what people say. I was never a fan of the pink polo shirt. Unless they come out and blame his cultural disloyalty on mental illness, I’m sticking with Obama on the “Kanye is a jackass” tip. But, to be fair to him and the kulture, I won’t throw him under the bus for what he said on TMZ. I hear him even though I’m afraid I must disagree. His energy is divisive. It may divide us more than it unites us, and I’m all about black unity.*
